Ackerley, Joseph Randolph, 1896 - 1967 (writer and literary editor)
Dates and places
1896-1967
Sphere of activity
Writer, known primarily as a literary editor
Relationships
Friend of E.M. Forster.
Other information
Joined the BBC in 1928, literary editor of the BBC's 'The Listener' (1935-59).
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Address book, 1925 - 1970
Indexed address book with autograph manuscript entries. Includes entries by P.N. Furbank, Joe Ackerley and others.
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Bob Buckingham, E.M. Forster and Joe Ackerley, 1930 - 1939
Bob Buckingham, looking to the right, E.M. Forster, looking down and wearing a cloth cap, with Joe Ackerley, smiling to the camera and carrying a jacket over his shoulder. They are walking towards the camera along a sea promenade, full length. Taken at Dover. Postcard, 13.9 x 9. Inscribed on back, by E.M. Forster, with names, location and '193-'. (Sleeve 198)
Correspondence between E.M. Forster and Joe Ackerley, 1922 - 1966
This sub-series contains one file of original letters from Joe Ackerley to E.M. Forster and eleven files of photocopied letters from E.M. Forster to Joe Ackerley.
Correspondence from E.M. Forster to May Buckingham: 1963-4, 1963 - 1964
Correspondence from E.M. Forster to May Buckingham: 1965-6, 1965 - 1966
E.M. Forster, Joe Ackerley and others in drawing room, 1960 - 1969
E.M. Forster, Joe Ackerley, and two other men [one may be Leo Charlton or Bill Roerick] in a small drawing room. E.M. Forster is looking towards the camera and the others look at him. Print, 13.5 x 8.4. Inscribed on back, by Archivist, with names. (Sleeve 331)
Joe Ackerley with Bob and Rob Buckingham on the patio, 1947 - 1955
Letters from Joe Ackerley, 1942-12-29
9 autograph letters, signed.
Letters from Joe Ackerley to Clive Bell, 1936 - 1953
5 autograph letters signed, 1 typed letter signed and a photocopy of 1 autograph letter signed.
Letters from Joe Ackerley to May Buckingham, 1953-11-14 - 1963-04-14
4 autograph letters, signed, from Joe Ackerley to May Buckingham, with 4 envelopes.
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Letters from Joe Ackerley to Vanessa Bell, 1957-01-31 - 1957-02-13
2 autograph letters, signed.
Letters to RNL from Joe Ackerley, 1932-06-07 - 1965-05-22
2 autograph letters signed.
Lytton Strachey standing with E.M. Forster, Joe Ackerley and an unidentified man, 1922 - 1930
Snapshot of E.M. Forster standing to the right of the image, wearing a flat cloth cap and looking to the camera. Joe Ackerley stands next to him to the left, smiling towards the camera with his hands by his sides. Lytton Strachey stands further to the left, wearing a hat and holding a coat over his arms. To the furthest left of the image is an unidentified man holding a bundle of coats in his hands.
On the patio of the Buckingham's London house, 1947 - 1955
Typescript, 1950 - 1959
Typescript and carbon typescript of memoir, 'Kanaya', probably made in the 1950s by J.R. Ackerley. Both copies foliated, corrected, and dated 'March-September 1921' in Joe Ackerley's hand.
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'What Does It Matter? A Morality', with revisions by Joe Ackerley, 1930 - 1959
Typescript of 'What Does It Matter? A Morality'. Foliated, with manuscript corrections by, and possibly typed by, J.R. Ackerley.
To request this document, please use the following call mark: vol. 4/3